Life as a mercenary turned into a girl is a bit difficult

"Well, I met this at... ah, the last lecture I went to the institute." The emotional Zhan Zhiqian was originally about to mention the shopping mall last time, but she immediately recalled that her father had repeatedly emphasized it to her. This was the first time she saw her father facing her with such a stern face, which made her realize the seriousness of the problem.

Once this kind of thing comes out, it will not only bring big trouble to herself but also the two of them. No one around her can reveal it. Thinking of this, Zhan Zhiqian quickly changed her story and talked about the first chance encounter.

Hiiragi's heart broke out in a cold sweat at this moment, but fortunately the other party stepped on the brakes.

"It turned out to be that time." Yi Qing nodded slightly. If it was a research institute, it would not be difficult to understand. The school did not hesitate to spend a lot of money to buy most of the places for the lectures of the research institute. She was certainly impressed.

Originally, she was still worried that it would be difficult for these two children with special backgrounds to integrate into the school life here. Fortunately, they seemed to have a very good relationship with Zhan Zhiqian. She was a child with a lively personality. It would be fine if she was there to guide them. It is more suitable to quickly bring them into the group than to do it yourself.

"Then you will study in the first class first. You have to get along well with everyone. Then I will go back first." As the principal, she is not suitable to encourage the communication of these children here. She stepped aside a little to leave some space for these children. Enough space is also very important. Then Yi Qing turned to Zhan Zhiqian, who had been waiting for a long time, and said, "Take them well."

"Yes!"

Not long after Principal Yi Qing left, Zhan Zhiqian brought them to a bench in high spirits and sat down. The next second, the surrounding students immediately rushed up and surrounded them as if they were watching some precious little animals.

Immediately afterwards, all kinds of questions from this group of little girls were thrown at the two of them, asking for gossip, asking about their family background, and inviting people to play. They were the ones Hiiragi was least good at dealing with. Already...

Spies...killers...chips...

Looking at this group of young girls in their prime, Hiiragi couldn't believe that there would be someone like that among them, but that incident in the shopping mall made her unable to believe that even close brothers were driven by conflicting interests. We can fight together, so what is impossible?

I just hope that this rare and comfortable school life can leave beautiful memories in their life experience.

Chapter 14 Behind the accident and the invisible hand

The white square tiles reflect the lighting from the top lamps, and the gaps left between the tiles divide the entire corridor into a regular grid.

Whenever he steps on this corridor, Mr. Cheng Fang always looks at the ground divided into grid shapes under his feet unconsciously, and subconsciously makes fine adjustments to each step he takes.Avoid stepping on those black lines that separate the ground.

Cheng Fang clearly knew in his heart that this was a meaningless psychological behavior, but no matter how many times he had been here, he would always unconsciously focus on these inexplicable places.

When he recovered from this little game, he was already standing in front of the door at the last corner of the corridor.

The original door plate of "Editing Room No. [-]" has been removed and replaced by a door plate with the words "Reclamation Camp Office". The shiny silver aluminum material is as new as ever, and the naming of this door plate indicates this. The sole owner of the software office.

There is still a familiar corridor here, a familiar corner at the end, and even a familiar cheap smell can be smelled in the faint smell of tobacco floating in the air.However, in less than a month, the identity of the owner here has already undergone a completely new change, just like the house number here.

'Boom dong dong'

Standing in front of the door, Cheng Fang took care of herself under the reflection of the metal door frame as usual. After briefly confirming that her image was not inappropriate, she then walked forward and stretched out her clasped fingers to knock on the door panel. Clear and regular sound.

"Please come in." A response came from the door soon.

Cheng Fang walked into the room and immediately saw the middle-aged man sitting behind the desk. Compared with the messy scene he saw the last time he came here, the room this time was much cleaner and tidier. The overcrowded bookshelves and papers are arranged in an orderly manner against the wall. There are no large pieces of scattered pages and documents on the floor and tables. They are stacked and organized in a reasonable manner.

The only thing we have in common with the last time is the glass ashtray filled with ash and cigarette butts on the table.

Such an environment surprised Cheng Fang, who had already been mentally prepared to accept the impact. He had never thought that the changes here were so drastic. This made people stop in front of the door for a while and glance inside repeatedly.

"You're here, come in quickly." The middle-aged man looked at Cheng Fang from behind the desktop terminal with a familiar smile, "Don't look, my secretary just helped clean this up."

secretary?

"Anyway, I can be regarded as managing a department, and it's natural for me to have a secretary to help me." The middle-aged man quickly noticed Cheng Fang's frown, and he comforted her with a smile, "You She's always so nervous, don't worry, she has already left and won't be back in a short time, and it won't affect our conversation."

is it?

Cheng Fang relaxed and closed the door and sat down on the chair on the other side of the other party's table. Although this person always looked smiling, he was no less rigorous than him on such important matters.

"By the way, this is the watermelon that was just sent from the Ministry of Agriculture. I ate one a few days ago. It tasted quite good. It couldn't be better to eat in this weather." The middle-aged man said as he bent down from A water basin filled with ice cubes was pulled out from under the table. A large watermelon of considerable weight was soaking in the water basin, estimated to weigh about ten kilograms.

Cheng Fang knows a little about this kind of watermelon. It comes from a new melon seedling successfully cultivated by the agricultural team of the research institute last year. The entire agricultural team has been busy working on it for more than half a year, improving the soil and establishing special plantations. It seems that this year’s trial will Zhi must be a great success, and it will probably be seen on the market in the newborn city soon.

It was already mid-June, and it was really refreshing to have a bite of ice-cold watermelon in this hot weather. But Cheng Fang knew that he was not here to eat watermelon. He looked down at the white shirt he was wearing and waved his hand to refuse. And get straight to the point: "No, you can enjoy it by yourself. After all, what is the purpose of calling me here this time?"

"Really don't need it? It's a pity that such a good watermelon..." The middle-aged man pushed the basin back to the bottom of the table. He looked quite sorry for Cheng Fang's rejection, but when he sat upright again and put it on the table His expression immediately became serious, "There is nothing else to do with calling you here this time..."

"First of all, I would like to express my gratitude for your support in the last proposal for me to be responsible for the reclamation camp. Without your support, I would not be able to sit in this position."

The middle-aged man's words solved the knot that Cheng Fang had been feeling for a month, but it did not satisfy Cheng Fang: "Since you still remember, then why..."

"Sorry, we didn't expect that Jiaheng from that research institute would take the initiative to nominate Han Nianling to the researchers. Sure enough, that young girl never lacks attention from others?" The middle-aged man looked helpless. It seemed that he was as embarrassed as he said, touching the back of his head to apologize in embarrassment.

Han Nianling...

When Cheng Fang heard the middle-aged man mention this name, Cheng Fang's hands on his lap clenched slightly, but his expression was as usual. The other person added a comment after mentioning Han Nianling, which was meant to stimulate his behavior. , such a poor performance could not fool his eyes.

"Forget this boring trick, tell me, what is your compensation plan?"

The relationship between them is originally a cooperative relationship of exchange of interests. The other party will not be naive enough to think that just saying "I'm sorry" can easily get rid of this matter. Both parties need help from each other, and neither party will be stupid enough to overdraw. I have very little credibility with the other party.

"Haha, Mr. Cheng is indeed smart and has guessed this a long time ago. Yes, we have prepared another plan to compensate you." After hearing Cheng Fang's normal answer, the middle-aged man said, "Haha." After discussions with the Ministry of Science, we decided to expand the roll call, and Mr. Cheng and Miss Han came to visit the Southern Commonwealth together... What do you think?"

"Go together?"

Cheng Fang has actually foreseen this plan in her heart, but its feasibility makes people doubtful: "I don't have any objections, but do you think the institute will only send two A-level researchers to Changming City for a return visit?"

"Mr. Cheng, you don't have to worry about the release." The middle-aged man still kept the smile on his face, "You probably don't know yet, but after the internal resolution of the Southern Federal Government, this year's researcher assessment rating has been advanced. Of course, it also includes the title rating of 'Doctor', so it won't be a problem to introduce Mr. Cheng and Miss Han together..."

in advance? !

After hearing the middle-aged man's reply, Cheng Fang finally had a look on her face this time: "Ahead of time? When did it arrive in advance?"

"The specific time has not been disclosed, but it will not be later than the end of next month."

"So what happened?"

That kind of assessment is one of the most important events within the Southern Federation. It will determine the ratings of A and B-level researchers and the awarding of the title of 'Doctor'.Researchers from different city-states in the Southern Federation must participate in this researcher assessment and evaluation if they want to advance from C level. The real reason for advancing this assessment cannot be ignored.

"Actually, there is nothing to hide." The middle-aged man acted quite frankly, "That is, the news of Zhuang Wendu's death has spread within the Southern Federal Government. This news will have an extremely sensational impact. This assessment will be used to inform the research team. "Communicating a reasonable explanation and offering public condolences can minimize the impact."

"Zhuang Wendu...death news? When did he die? Could it be you..." Cheng Fang, the middle-aged man in front of him, can be said to be one of the few people who has some knowledge of Zhuang Wendu's current situation, including the experiments he is conducting. He had heard about it, but he never thought that this character would die so unexpectedly.

"Don't doubt it. His death was not caused by the Southern Federation. I don't have much internal information available at my level, but what is certain is that Zhuang Wendu died before the people from the Southern Federation found him. It was just that he was killed at that time. It’s just a matter that has been concealed, and I don’t know about the rest.”

After explaining to Cheng Fang, the middle-aged man brought the topic to the point that the other party was most concerned about: "We have done our best in the assessment of the title of 'Doctor'. One of the four examiners from the Science Department will There are three people who are leaning toward you, and as for the others, you can only rely on your own efforts. After all, we won’t have too much influence with a title like Doctor.”

"I know this..." Cheng Fang nodded slightly. When he received the middle-aged man's affirmative answer, he was not as happy as he imagined. The emotion in his heart was more of uneasiness and shame that he really wanted to Did you get to this point by this means?

No, that's not right. What am I doubting?

He is obviously working hard for the entire New City. Only after he obtains the title of doctor can he be in charge of the research institute of New City in the future. Only in this way can he guide the New City Research Institute to the bright path he has designated.

Once the worries that had weighed on him for a month were resolved, he could then solve the remaining problems.

"Is there anything else Mr. Cheng needs?" The middle-aged man who was about to turn his gaze to the terminal screen for work noticed that Cheng Fang had no intention of leaving and couldn't help asking.

"I want to know: did you have any involvement in Ai Cheng's matter, and were you responsible for what happened in the shopping street?" Cheng Fang's eyes narrowed slightly, completely losing sight of the friendliness just now.

"Don't get me wrong, we are responsible for this kind of housework in the Ai family..."

"I don't believe that the second young master of the Ai family has the ability to reach into the Wei Order Hall. Tell me, to what extent you are involved." Cheng Fang had already made up his mind about the fact that the forces behind the middle-aged man were involved, so he said directly He immediately interrupted the other party's explanation.

"Okay..." the middle-aged man shrugged, "We did give the second young master some help... but we didn't expect that idiot would actually make the matter so big, otherwise you see: Newborn City Base Government The internal picketing caused us heavy losses and made it more difficult to carry out follow-up work. How could we do something like shooting ourselves in the foot?"

"So, are you just talking about not interfering in household affairs?"

"Mr. Cheng..." The middle-aged man's voice deepened after hearing the distrust in Cheng Fang's words, and his smiling expression immediately faded, "There is only one thing the Southern Government wants, and that is stability. We What I am concerned about is not the housework of the Ai family, but which young master of the Ai family can stabilize the situation in Gray Valley City as soon as possible and submit to the management of the Southern Federation..."

"..."

The silent Cheng Fang didn't say anything. Instead, after listening to his words, he slowly stood up and walked to the door. Just as he opened the door and was about to step outside, he suddenly remembered something and turned back to the middle-aged man and said, "That Xigua, please send someone to my residence."

Chapter 15 The painful learning has just begun

Slowly walking into the shooting range, the soft cushions on the ground here were a little firmer than Hiiragi expected. After two hard steps, he arrived at the shooting position.

The prepared pistol and the loaded magazine were placed on the table in front of the shooting position. The pistol had a simple structure and did not look like a model I had seen. After a brief inspection, I picked it up and started with the pistol. The weight was much lighter than Hiiragi expected. At least Hiiragi had never used such a light pistol before.

It should be a custom-made product specially used for shooting training by these girls. The magazine is also special. One of the sides is still transparent, allowing people to observe the number of bullets in it at any time. It is obviously full of bullets, but the magazine is still full of bullets. The quality is also light, and most of them are loaded with training bullets for safety reasons.

However, the operation is no different from that of an ordinary pistol. After feeding the magazine into the pistol, the slide is pulled, and a bullet is pushed into the chamber with a crisp sound. At this moment, the pistol is also ready to fire. state.

The circular target 15 meters away from the shooting position is Hiiragi's shooting target this time.

Hiiragi, who picked up the pistol, did not immediately aim at the target in front of him, but turned back to look behind him.

Outside the shooting range separated by glass was a group of girls gathered around to look over. The most active one among them was Zhan Zhiqian, who was making fists with both hands and actively making a "come on" gesture with her gestures and mouth movements.

Zhan Zhiqian immediately became even more excited after noticing that Zhan Zhiqian was looking at her. Because of the soundproof glass and headphones, Zhan Zhiqian couldn't hear what Zhan Zhiqian was saying. It must have been some words about cheering. .

Zhan Zhiqian's performance made Higgin Jing smile helplessly, and then she turned to look to her left. Beyond the glass was another shooting range, and there was a girl in the shooting position with her. They are also the ones that the girls watch.

The two of them are undoubtedly the focus of the entire shooting range now.

After noticing Hiiragi looking at her, the girl frowned slightly, and immediately looked away to look at the circular target in front of her, raising the gun with both hands to concentrate on the next shooting training.

The unfriendly behavior of the other party was not what Hiiragi had expected. She had no intention of building a good relationship with them during her studies at this school, but at the same time, she did not want to have a good relationship with others during this short period of study. Discord occurs, but some things will not develop according to personal wishes.

The current situation made Hiiragi's thoughts go back to more than ten minutes ago...

After receiving the appointment of Hiiragi Jing and Ling Jiu from Principal Yi Qing, Zhan Zhiqian couldn't wait to introduce them to other students in the class.

However, Zhan Zhiqian actually didn't know much about the two of them. The only shopping mall incident worth mentioning was a taboo that could never be leaked to the outside world. Therefore, Zhan Zhiqian, who was at a loss for words, introduced the two of them when facing many longing eyes. It can only be centered around a few points - awesome, awesome and awesome.

How powerful is that?Faced with this specific problem, Zhan Zhiqian just casually said "better than anyone else in the class".

Zhengjing knew that Zhan Zhiqian's original intention was not to provoke a dispute, but to work very hard to describe to these students the advantages she recognized in herself and Lingjiu. However, Zhan Zhiqian's communication in this class did not seem to be so perfect. One sentence immediately aroused doubts from some people who were already dissatisfied with her.

Among them, a girl with brown hair in a high ponytail stood out. Naturally, there was a dispute between the two. However, judging from the smiling faces of the other students, it seemed that they were not interested in the dispute. We have become accustomed to this scene.

What Hiiragi didn't expect was that a small dispute would turn into a competition in the form of shooting training, and the two people participating in the competition were himself and the girl.

Because before she could react, Zhan Zhiqian actually agreed on her behalf.

At this time, the students who had been quietly watching immediately became commotion. They immediately started cheering excitedly before Hiiragi could explain. They immediately divided their work in an orderly manner to prepare everything needed for the competition, including the venue and the preparation of firearms.

Wouldn't you expect that these young ladies who seem to be well-educated on the surface still have this kind of character that is afraid of chaos in the world?

What Hiiragi didn't know was how happy it was for these girls to suddenly add such a spice to the boring classes here day after day. She only knew that she couldn't avoid this competition at the moment.

"Why are you……"

"Please, Hiiragi Jing! We must let that guy have a taste of his power!" Just as Hiiragi Jing was about to question Zhan Zhiqian about his decision to make his own decision, he did not expect that the other party would speak first and said, "That guy usually relies on his I have excellent results and show off my authority, at least I want to defeat her in shooting."

"Huh? But..."

Before Zheng Jing could say no, Zhan Zhiqian gave her a pleading look, and then she looked at the other students who were actively preparing for the competition.

"……All right……"

To be honest, Zhijing didn't want to participate in the angry competition between Zhan Zhiqian and the girl, but if she refused directly, it might not be conducive to her relationship with other people in this class. Her disappointing behavior would only make these people's spirits high. of students are disappointed...

Furthermore, Hieragi Jing was very interested in the shooting training and equipment of this school. The shooting courses were not within the scope of study that Han Nianling signed her up for, so this was an opportunity for her to experience it.

After getting Zheng Jing's consent, Zhan Zhiqian quickly put away her expression as if she had changed her face, and her pitiful look just now immediately turned into joy. There is no doubt that Zhan Zhiqian did an excellent job with her expression just now.

After finishing her recollection of the previous incident, Hiei Jing looked at the other girl again... She heard Zhan Zhiqian say that her name seemed to be An Mingya.

At some point, An Mingya had fired her first bullet, and there was a small bullet hole in the new circular expression in front of her.

Nine rings... This is quite an outstanding result for a teenage girl.

Higgin Jing's eyes lit up slightly. She didn't expect that An Mingya's shooting ability was so outstanding. This made her a lot more interested in this little competition. She also raised her hand and raised her gun to shoot the target in front of her. Put it in your crosshairs, exhale and pull the trigger.

"Snapped!"

Not only the sound of the gun, but also the recoil of the firearm in his hand was unexpectedly small. Hiiragi only felt his arm being shaken slightly. It was not difficult after thinking that the users of these pistols were only a group of girls in their fifteenth or sixteenth century. I understand, but the preparation I had made to fight the recoil actually hindered my score. The slightly downward tilted muzzle put the bullet on the seventh ring.

Hiiragi turned to look at An Mingya again. The circular target there once again had two craters with eight rings and nine rings. Although there were almost no recoil pistols and real powerful ones, There are differences in firearms, but this is still an issue that cannot be underestimated.

Hiiragi calmed down and started shooting for the second time. Now that he had figured out the performance of this training pistol, there would be no other problems with the next shooting.

'Snapped! '

Ten rings!There was an additional bullet hole at the far point in the center of the target, and Zhan Zhiqian, who had been depressed after seeing Zheng Jing's previous performance, immediately cheered up.

'Snapped! '

Another ten rings!When I was a mercenary, my shooting was always at an above-average level. The recoilless training pistol and my keen senses made me feel no pressure in this simple shooting competition, and I could hit where I pointed. Not difficult.

However, considering that a girl of this age and status always needs to take care of her self-esteem, Hiiragi did not make her results too outstanding. Instead, she adjusted her accuracy based on An Mingya's shooting results.

Soon all nine training rounds in the magazine were used up, and the results of both sides were quickly displayed on the statistics board - An Mingya: 86 rings, Hiiragi: 85 rings.

In Jingjing's opinion, falling behind by one ring was just right. She originally thought that her failure would dissatisfy Zhan Zhiqian, who was bent on defeating An Mingya's majesty. What she didn't expect was that Zhan Zhiqian, who was the first to greet her when she walked out of the shooting range, instead spoke to Defeated, he comforted himself: "Don't be discouraged. It doesn't matter even if you lose. Anyway, I saw your performance in the shopping mall that day. You are very powerful. There is no doubt about this."

Zhan Zhiqian's comfort made Tongjing a little bit dumbfounded, but Tongjing was still very grateful for the other party's kindness. Apart from accepting the shooting competition for her just now, there was nothing to fault.

"Your name is Hiiragi Jing?"